
Description
Derniere edition.
by Pierre Charron
Rouen, Berthelin; 1623
18 leaves, 802 pages, 9 leaves, 85 pages.
Original leather, with rich gold embossing (damaged).
-Tchemerzine III, 260. See Ziegenfuß I, 187. -
Main work of Pierre Charron , first published in 1601.
With various small writings as an appendix, including his Traicte de la sagesse with its own title page.
Charron is, alongside Montaigne, the most important representative of French neo-skepticism.
Partially dampstained
Size 4 by 6 3/4"
Text in French
Pierre Charron (1541 – 1603) was a French Catholic theologian and major contributor to the new thought of the 17th century.
He is remembered for his controversial form of skepticism and his separation of ethics from religion as an independent philosophical discipline.
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Feb 12, 2026 9:00 AM ESTNew York, NY, United States
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